89th And Broke I'm a young professional living in Astoria (formerly of Williamsburg, the UES and Murray Hill - I move a lot!). I'm always looking for something fun to do or the best place to grab a drink and dinner at an affordable price around the city.
Have a suggestion? Email me at Laura AT 89thandbroke DOT com.
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By Laura, on February 10, 2012, 8:00 am
Over the weekend, I tried Groupon Now! for the first time. If you aren’t familiar, Groupon Now! basically is a list of real-time deals offered in your neighborhood. So for example, I opened up the Groupon Now! app on my iPhone, and could see which restaurants near me were offering Groupon deals at that [...]
By Laura, on December 9, 2011, 9:50 am
This year, I did almost all of my holiday shopping online. And since I live in a little walk-up apartment in Queens, nine times out of ten, I ship packages to my office.
But what about those packages that MUST be shipped to the billing address or you accidentally sent to your home? Or [...]
By Laura, on September 19, 2011, 7:50 am
If you stumbled across 89th and Broke because you are trying to take control of your finances while living frugally in the greatest city in the world, consider checking out LearnVest. LearnVest is a money-saving tips and financial how-to newsletter delivered to you 5 times a week. Now I will say that the newsletter is [...]
By Laura, on September 12, 2011, 7:46 am
My boyfriend gets hooked up with gift cards from time to time at his job, and time to time, he complains that he has “too many Starbucks” or “too many iTunes” gift cards. While in the past I’ve rolled my eyes and called him a brat for complaining, we recently stumbled across Plastic Jungle [...]
By Laura, on April 29, 2011, 7:50 am
Guest Post By Rich from The Delivery Bag
If there’s one thing we’ve noticed about the ladies of 89th and Broke, it’s that they love free food! Every time we give out a discount, they’re among the first to post it and share the savings with their equally value-conscious readers.
So since Spring is, er, [...]
By Laura, on March 30, 2011, 7:23 am
A couple weeks back I won a cell phone and honestly, didn’t know what to do with it. I was going to keep it and try it out, but it didn’t work with my service provider.
It seemed like selling it was the best option but I didn’t want to deal with eBay or [...]
By Laura, on February 8, 2011, 1:32 pm
Today, one of our lovely readers, Ludmila, sent me a free movie ticket through Homerun. I appreciated the gesture, and clicked the link to get more info. It prompted me to sign on, which I did, and then asked who I wanted to send it too. Normally, I don’t forward these things to anyone, [...]
By Laura, on November 18, 2010, 10:39 am
A couple days ago I received a tweet from Tenka, a mobile coupon provider, about free food week. Before sharing with you, I wanted to try it out.
I connected to Tenka via Facebook, and saw 6 freebie offers – like free falafel and drink at Mamoun’s. There was also a deal for Two [...]
By Laura, on November 10, 2010, 7:40 am
Last week we told you about dealigee, a new website where you can buy and sell vouchers. While we played around with the site prior to writing the post, I was able to actually use the site last week, and thought I’d share my experience.
On Thursday of last week, I remembered that my [...]
By Laura, on July 26, 2010, 6:49 am
Sometimes I get really excited when I see a great deal on Groupon, KGB Deals or LivingSocial. I buy it and then wonder, “Oh my God, when am I gonna use this?”
I’m not the only one who suffers from that OMG moment – Caryn sent me a frantic email a few months back [...]
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